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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154941203321

Autore

Done Judith

Titolo

Brilliant graduate career handbook / / Judith Done and Rachel Mulvey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

1-292-15888-3

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1 volume)

Collana

Brilliant

Disciplina

650.14

Soggetti

College graduates - Employment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Revised edition of the athors's Brilliant graduate career handbook, 2014.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-314) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- About the authors -- Acknowledgements -- How to use this handbook -- part 1 What's out there -- 1 Accessing job opportunities -- 2 The graduate labour market -- 3 Labour market information: analysis of what graduates do -- 4 The global graduate -- 5 Graduate training schemes -- 6 Entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship and self-employment -- 7 Postgraduate study: choosing a course and making a good application -- part 2 How to make the most of what's out there -- 8 Knowing who you are: skills, interests and values -- 9 Work experience: making it purposeful -- 10 Dates and deadlines: your timeline for action -- 11 Making applications: getting past the first post -- 12 Succeeding in selection -- 13 My decision, my context, my life: why all this matters -- Online resources -- Further reading -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The brand new 3rd edition of one of the UK's bestselling graduate career guides that's sold over 4,100 copies.     Providing essential, life-changing guidance to help students get started on their graduate career, this indispensable guide helps readers discover how to make sense of their opportunities, weigh up their options and how to make the right choices.      Packed with vital information and powerful ideas, tactics and strategies, it coaches readers in the positive mindset required to land a brilliant career. This new edition has been thoroughly updated with new content on managing the transition from student to graduate; updated data, stats and examples; and a full glossary of



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